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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

“What Is Blasphemy Against The Holy Spirit?” “I realize you have been avoiding this question."

First and foremost, I don’t avoid
questions. I hear that all the time, so this time is not the first. Theological question are more difficult to answer
than secular ones. More so, if I have already answered a question, I do not like
coming back to it. Methought I had answered such a question on my blog. Notwithstanding,
rather than waste hours trying to search on my blog where I answered it, I have
decided to write another one. So here we go. If you are a pastor, church leader
or church goer, I am sure you must have heard one or two people ask you what is
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The word “blasphemy” comes from a Greek
word blasphçmia meaning vilification: speaking against God or attributing the
things of God to the devil.

By refusing a known fact about God or
Jesus is refuting the existence of that fact and thus constituting blasphemy.
When any one rejects the suffering of Christ (Is 53:3-6; 2 Cor 1:5-7; 15:3; Heb
2:10 5:8; 9:28; I Pet 1:11; 2:24-25; 4:13; 5:1 ), they are blaspheming against
God. In other words they are saying the Bible is telling lies and thus, God is
a liar. The Bible talks more about the suffering of Christ than the joy of
the Master. To negate the existence of his suffering through which we are
redeemed means that we are not acknowledging the source of our salvation as
such will definitely die in our sins. That is the reason why blaspheming
against the Holy Spirit is unpardonable.

Knowingly,
blasphemy is when you refute the things of God simply because you have selected
a wrong way and want to pursue it to your grave. Unknowing blasphemy is when
you contest certain things simply because you did not know. Like some Muslims
say Jesus did not die on the cross. That is because they have no knowledge He
did since the Koran teaches them differently.

Yet,
just as there was a sacrifice for the sin of ignorance, it means that, sin by
omission is still punishable. If the punishment is eternal death, so shall it
be. So far again the Bible says “And the times of this ignorance God winked at;
but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). So we have to
reconcile these two statements. That will mean that if you are worrying about
the outcome of your sin, if you are on the right track or not despite
refuting certain things of God, it shows you have not rejected Jesus. It means
you are merely in doubt. The day you believe, it will be regarded as the days
of ignorance.

Consequently, all your sins will be wiped away. But if you
reject it and do not seek to redress your life by believing in Christ, it shows
you have selected the unpardonable sin whereby you will never seek for the
remissions of your sins which will provoke imputation of Christ’s righteousness
on you.

Until
then, beware of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

St Arrey of Ntenako.

“Bonyfish beware because the same net that caught the jawless fish, caught the cartilaginous fish” (Hamilton Ayuk).
Beware earthly paradise seekers because there is a serpent in every paradise"(Hamilton Ayuk).
"It is not how well you know a person; it is how well you treat them that they will live longer and happier with you."
Idle people write, idler people read, and idlest people read and whine that idle people are taking their time (Hamilton Ayuk).

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